The third movie in the Nerds series: The nerds are now in control of the university, as a result of Lewis Skolnick and the rest's actions in the two previous movies. A new generation of sportsmen arrive, however, determined on winning the school back. The principle, himself an ex-nerd fighter, helps them, and the nerds return to suppression. Harold Skolnick needs help from his uncle Lewis, the hero of the first two movies. Lewis, however, are not too proud of his nerd past, and won't reveal any of it, much less help his nephew. However, his wife makes him change his mind, and with help from his friends from the first two movies, they start the fight to win the school back, using classic nerd tricks. Written by

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BenGW1 from Arlington, VA
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I don't know what compelling reason there was to make this movie in the first place. If it was trying to cash in on the success of the 1984 original (and the 1987 sequel, to a lesser extent), Fox would have put it in theatres. Then again, maybe that was the original idea. This wouldn't be the first film to simply go direct to TV and video when they studio decided not to waste time with a theatrical release.

The movie itself just isn't very funny. It's a rehash of the events in the first movie, but doesn't have the raunchy edge of that film, nor does it have the peculiar but undeniable heart that actually gave the original some emotional punch. Comparing the scene at the pep rally there and the finale here in court is kind of comparing a small diamond to a big piece of broken glass.

The new nerds also aren't very interesting, and Gregg Binkley tries hard but doesn't have the weird watchable quality that Robert Carradine does. If you'll look closely the credits list "Chi" in the cast; that's Chi McBride, playing Malcolm Pennington III, and giving almost no indication that he'd emerge as a terrific actor (and certainly none that he'd be the breakthrough star on BOSTON PUBLIC, playing Steven Harper).

One thing that sort of caught my attention was the way the nerds here kept making implicit references to other minority groups. When Lewis refuses to help his cousin and other persecuted nerds, he's labeled "a self-hating nerd." Another character says they need "as many nerds in power as they can get." And when a character admits at the film's end that he's a secret nerd, he says "It feels great to come out of the closet!" The point seems to be that being a nerd is like being black, gay, Jewish, female, from another country, what have you. It's a strange point.

The film has another actor play Gilbert near the end, as Anthony Edwards followed up on his very brief role in the 2nd movie by not appearing here at all. He didn't appear in part 4 either, and III came out a few years before he broke through on ER. Didn't like seeing someone else play his role, but it fit this misshapen, boring film.

There is one great line here. When Lewis and wife Betty ask the local college DJ to broadcast in the name of nerd freedom, the DJ stands up and says, "There's no greater friend to the nerd, than the American DJ. If we weren't all nerds ourselves, we'd all be on television." It's such a good line that it overlooks that most college radio stations have so little listening range that the DJ might be the only person who gets the message.

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EllisDee from Pasadena, CA
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"Revenge of the Nerds III" is nothing more than an excuse to have a reunion of the cast from the original "Revenge of the Nerds." It astounds me how moviemakers keep making inferior sequels. Haven't they learned anything by now? After being subjected to the cruel pranks of the jocks in the first movie and then some more hardship from the mediocre "Revenge of the Nerds II," the nerds have finally received the death penalty: a TV-movie sequel! And what a terrible way to die! It's one thing to make a bad sequel made for the theatre, but making a weak TV-movie sequel is a catastrophe! "Revenge of the Nerds III" wasn't funny at all, and it looks like they just barely had enough money to throw away on this movie. Here's a visual summary of all this....

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Lisa Habig from United States
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OK; I don't get all the negative reviews here. I will list what I did and did not like about this film. Being that I am a HUGE Robert Carradine fan, I was pleased as punch to see him reprise his role as Lewis Skolnick. You can replace a lot of actors in a lot of roles but not this one; Mr. Carradine owns it and nobody could ever do what he's done with this character. I also liked seeing Julia Montgomery back in her role as Betty and Curtis Armstrong as Booger. I didn't care for the "new generation" of nerds. Toyota is just a bad ripoff of Booger, I don't understand that Edith character at all and the character of Harold Skolnick seriously lacked the charm of the original nerds. I liked how Stan Gable finally came to understand who he is and to embrace himself; seems like he finally learned how to take responsibility for his own life. All in all, this was a cute movie but it did not have the charm of the original or the first sequel. My favorite part was the end when the original nerds came back to support Lewis. The actor who played Gilbert bore a striking similarity to Anthony Edwards. I would love to see another ROTN come out; perhaps with Lewis and Betty's son now at Adam's College? I would watch that most definitely!!!

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OldTimerJk from United States
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Overall the movie is not that great. I did however really enjoy the story of Lewis, Betty and Stan. In the 3rd movie we see where the relationship of Lewis and Betty went. We also see how Stan Gabel turned out and how the events of the first movie effected him. However the movie is also filled with new characters and lame scenes. I really think had they focused more on the original nerds story the movie would have turned out a lot better. I do recommend the movie for a "Nerd" fan, but if your not a real big fan of the first film then you should pass this one by.

I feel this film is a better sequel to the first rather then a 3rd movie.

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sol- from Perth, Australia
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With the likable characters from the first two films all grown up, they are given far smaller supporting roles here, as we are introduced to a new range of characters, most of which are sadly are underdeveloped and lack the charm of the original nerds. In spite of this, the usual silliness, predictability, and fades to black that carry on far too long, the film is still moderately entertaining, and there are quite a few songs that are amusing to listen to. It is not a very well made film, but it is engaging enough to keep one watching for the running time, even if it is far off the level of the first two entries in the series.

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Kristine (kristinedrama14@msn.com) from Chicago, Illinois
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I recently bought the "atomic wedgie" edition of the Revenge of the Nerds. It has all the four movies, so I watched Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation this afternoon and once again after looking at the IMDb rating, I was a bit scared on what to expect, but so far, I'm really liking these movies. Yeah, they're a bit ridicules, not to mention that I think Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation took a different direction than the original Nerd film, but it's all good. I thought it was actually a fun story and a new introduction of all nerds uniting together and showing who really takes care of the jocks in the world.

Lewis has now turned himself into a huge stud and is living with his wife, Betty. His nephew and his nephew's friend have gone to the same college and have joined the Lamb's, but we have a new dean in town, Stan is back! He and an alumni of the school are joining together to ban all nerds from the town. The nerds call on Lewis to get back to his nerd roots and help them take over the town, hopefully Lewis can get past this silly smooth operator appearance, because it's not working for him or the nerds that need him most.

Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation is nothing special, but it still has a few laughs. I really didn't think it was bad, at least not as bad as the rating would on IMDb led me on. Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation is just a fun movie that I think people need to be open too, it's a different direction in the story but it works over all. So just give it a shot, I think you'll actually enjoy this story, after all, everyone's gotta love the nerds.

5/10

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malarson from Iowa City, Iowa
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To put your minds at ease...this is a boiled down version of Revenge of the Nerds II, which was a boiled down version of the first movie. SO...if you enjoyed both of those a lot, you'll like this one too. If you didn't like one of those, don't bother. Watch something else.

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gnowaczek from Ottawa, Ontario
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Revenge Of The Nerds Part III The Next Generation isn't one of the strongest entries in the franchise but it's a little more entertaining than Revenge Of The Nerds II Nerds In Paradise.

In this latest instalment the nerds of past and present team up to regain control of the college campus from a new class of Alpha Betas lead by alumni Orrin Price (Morton Downey Jr.) & Stan Gable (McGinley). It was awesome to see the return of many familiar faces from the first film such as Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, Julia Montgomery, Brian Tochi, Larry B. Scott, James Cromwell & Bernie Casey.

I remember the first film very well not just because of the raunchy jokes and hilarious pranks, this group of intelligent misfits stood up to fight for their right and made a difference.

Ted McGinley's character in the film is still bitter and angry at the Tri- Lambs for humiliating him and his friends at the pep rally years ago. When he's installed as Dean Of Students he's uses his power to cause trouble for the new Tri - Lambs consisting of Harold Skolnick (Binkley) Ira (Israel), Steve Toyota (Cho) Malcolm Warner Pennington III (McBride) Trevor Gulf (Pinette), Judy (Moglen) and their friends.

In addition to that he pretends to be friends with nerd king Lewis (Carradine) who tries to hide his past and makes an attempt to steal back his ex Betty (Montgomery) who married his nerd enemy. Surprisingly enough when Price's reign of trouble goes too far, the former jock has a change of heart and conscience after seeing Lewis's friends rally to support him after being accused of a crime he didn't commit.

The movie ends on a happy note as Stan admits to being a nerd, Price is arrested for his crimes and nerd freedom returns to Adams College.

Although not as hilarious as the first film Revenge Of The Nerds Part 3 The Next Generation does provide some silly laughs and great performances.

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callanvass from victoria b.c canada
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The nerds have taken over the university, usurping the jocks as well. Lewis Skolnick (Robert Carradine) has made a great living for himself, married to his dream girl Betty (Julia Montgomery) , with a son. The jocks refuse to stand for this, decide to bring back a former rival of Lewis's, Stanley Gable (Ted McGinley) This is the best of the sequels. I wouldn't call it a great movie by any means, but it's far better than the second movie. It provides you with some solid laughs at times, even throwing in a twist at the end. I felt the twist with Ted McGinley was illogical, but amusing. If you're going to check out any sequel in this series, let it be this one

5/10

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tnchick1972 from United States
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Bronsonskull72: Robert Carradine was not "Poindexter". Timothy Busfield played "Poindexter"! This is not the worst movie ever made, but it's not the best. The first one was the best and the others cannot compare. The crude language and content were left out of this movie and it needed it. That's what made "Revenge of the Nerds" what it was. ROTN3 is really an insult to the Nerds franchise. The plot was silly but we are talking about "The Revenge of the Nerds" movies and not a lot should be expected. This is not Academy Award material!!!!!!! But...I must admit...we did just buy the box set- The Atomic Wedgie edition. A guilty pleasure, I suppose.

The music the Tri-Lambda doorbell plays is from Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988).
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The president of Tri-Lambda is named Malcolm Pennington III. This means that his initials spell out "MP3" which is the name of a popular type of music/sound file for use on computers and digital devices.
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The water guns Booger and the girls use while staying at the Skolnick house are Laramie's Super Soakers. Booger uses the 50 model (lime green), while the girls use the 100 model (large and blue) and the 30 model (small and orange.)
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Stan's middle name is Harvey.
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The trailer for this film featured the song "Hip To Be Square", by Huey Lewis and the News, from their 1986 album "Fore!". However, the song does not appear in the film itself.
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According to an interview in Maxim celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first "Revenge" movie, when it was revealed that Anthony Edwards wasn't going to be in the third movie because he was busy shooting "some medical show in Chicago", the response from the cast was, "They make one of those every year in Hollywood, why's he wasting his time?". The show that Edwards was busy making, of course, was ER (1994).
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When the members of Lambda Lambda Lambda are watching Harold Skolnick remotely controlling the robot to mess with the Alpha Beta's pimple cream, Harold Skolnick narrates "We're here at the world renowned Tri-Lamb fraternity bathroom where we've secretly replaced their Pimple Clear with pimple inducing ingredients". He should have said they were at the Alpha Beta fraternity's bathroom.
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Stan Gable says he was "class of 80" at Adams College. Lewis Skolnick said he was "class of 81." Neither one of these can be true; both were still attending Adams in 1984 (as depicted in the first movie).
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During the power outage caused by the strike, one of the lights above a portrait in the Dean's office is on.
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In court right after Lewis and Gilbert embrace, the judge keeps hitting the gavel on the bench demanding order in the court, but when it switches to Stan trying to get the judges attention and back to the judge asking "What is it?" the gavel disappears.
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Lewis' car has a California license plate, but earlier films in the series implied that Adams College was in Arizona.
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AKAs Titles:
Brazil - A Vingan�a dos Nerds III: A Nova Gera��o
Germany - Operation Kleinhirn
Spain - La revancha de los novatos III
Finland - N�rttien kosto
France (DVD title) - Les tronches III
Croatia - Osveta šmokljana 3
Hungary - A sutty�k visszav�gnak 3: Sutty-ut�dok
Italy - La rivincita dei nerds III
Mexico - La venganza de los nerds 3
Poland - Zemsta frajer�w: Nastepne pokolenie
Russia - �œе��‚�Œ пол�ƒд�ƒ�€ков 3: След�ƒ�Ž�‰ее поколение
Sweden - N�rdarna �r h�r igen

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Certifications:
Australia:PG / Germany:12 / USA:Not Rated